Many of the vast working ranches in Texas and Oklahoma welcome visitors who want to experience the true spirit of the west. Big Ranch Country Productions handles arrangements for families or corporate groups who are keen to try their hand at authentic ranching. The tour operator also books whitetail deer hunts, quail hunts, dove and turkey hunts, ranch fishing trips, wildlife photography expeditions, chuck wagon dinners and numerous other travel adventures.

Attention to detail is the watchword of Daphne Adkins of Amarillo, who founded her tour company in 1991. The tour operator provides corporate, incentive, leisure and educational group tour arrangements both for inbound travellers in Texas and outbound throughout the Americas and Europe. Daphne's receptive tour packages showcase Texas and are devoted to giving visitors a 'cowboy' experience in the Panhandle, or taking them on an historic tour of Route 66.

Desert Sports, a specialist Texas tour operator, specialises in arranging and outfitting adventure expeditions in the Big Bend region of Texas. The company's experienced and knowledgeable staff plan all sorts of vacations, from mountain biking and river running to hiking, camping or backcountry exploring. The setting for these adventures covers miles of territory including Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River and some private land inbetween. The company covers day trips or extended stays for holiday makers and travel groups.